Jon Paepcke

3 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Jon Paepcke

James Robertson chose his property on Hoover’s Old Section Road to raise a family in 1969. “The property itself probably means nothing. It's just soil. But the memories,” Robertson said. It's those priceless memories which are forcing him to push back against Hoover's new exit project. ALDOT has told him they need two-thirds of his property for interchange, but he's not sure why. “Who concocted that they would need my land? They can't even tell me,” Robertson said.

3 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Jon Paepcke

Since around 2010, Hoover has tossed around the idea of building its own performing arts center. “The topic has been up for more than 15 years. So, this has been a long time coming, but we're still waiting,” PAC supporter Tracy True Dismukes said. Then, two weeks ago, Hoover City Council voted to divert $6 million from a PAC savings account to pay for crucial sewer upgrades. Some Councilors wanted to pull money from reserves.

3 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Jon Paepcke

With 120 miles off-road, rugged trails, the Indian Mountain ATV Park is one of the largest in Alabama. “Two weeks ago, we had about 20 people come from Maryland on their Spring Break to come here to Alabama and ride,” Kirk Ponder said. His wife Labreeska Ponder's father bought the nearly 7,000 acres about forty years ago. The couple have been operating an off-road park on it since 2020.

3 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Jon Paepcke

Chris Wood and his wife Amy bought this Coosa Mountain home four years ago. Its breathtaking view, which goes without saying, was not the only draw. “The well that we had, the private well was really a selling point for us,” Wood said. Then three months ago, his neighbors’ wells started running dry, while Alabama Power was drilling through the base of mountain to run fiber optic cable. For weeks, water was gushing out as wells dried up, one at a time.

4 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Jon Paepcke

I’M GUY RAWLINGS AND I’M SHERI FALK. THREE RESIDENTS FILED A LAWSUIT TO TRY AND STOP THE PLAN FROM MOVING FORWARD MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE LAWSUIT FORCED THE CITY COUNCIL TO DELAY THEIR REZONING VOTE, GIVING THE COMMUNITY MORE TIME TO MOUNT ITS CASE AGAINST THE MASSIVE PROJECT. WVTM JOHN WAS THE FIRST TO REPORT ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND JOINS US FROM THE ROCK MOUNTAIN LAKES COMMUNITY IN MCCALLA. JOHN, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SURROUNDING HOMEOWNERS BIGGEST FEARS?